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Newspaper
Las Vegas Sun
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1963
Page
2
In a heated exchange Mayor Byrne questions Henderson's status in the district as Porter argues the city must formally join via enabling ordinance. The debate centers on governance, staffing gaps, and district authority over sanitation, pools, and health enforcement.
Prosecutors questioned figures tied to Remiloff, operator of the Saratoga Race Sports Book, amid a tax inquiry. The hearing looked into past federal and state charges and possible evasion, with witnesses including a cashier, an employee, and a hotel bellhop. U.S. Attorney Poole said findings would go to San Francisco and Washington for review.
Rush, a 31 year old ex soldier, arrived in Hong Kong from Communist China, saying five Americans are believed still in China. He recalled his own failed 1960s repatriation and warned of growing Chinese discontent. He described hard times during the great leap forward and debts from Wuhan Textile Factory. He is the third Korean War defector to depart China in weeks, joining Lowell D. Skinner and Albert C. Belhomme.
Police and FBI squads scoured a 55 block area in Jow-rent southside for Melissa Ann Lee and Barbara Foshaug after a playmate said a stranger offered candy and the girls were last seen talking to him. Despite about 1,000 tips checked, authorities find no solid leads as FBI teams continue.
Report notes two sets of quintuplets from the era. The first includes three boys and two girls born on November 6 at Mars Bluff, Delaware or nearby location. The second quintuplet birth occurred in 1800 at Monticello, Tl. with five siblings.
Scientists studied a Nevada test site underground explosion felt 65 miles away in Las Vegas and recorded as a strong tremor by Caltech and Berkeley seismographs. The AEC detonated two shots, one with moderate yield and another between 20 kilotons and one megaton, causing casino activity to continue normally.
President Kennedy welcomed the birth of America s first quintuplets and ordered a congratulations message to the Fischers of Aberdeen South Dakota. Senator McGovern relayed the news as the President rested at the Au c h inkloss weekend retreat.
Robbers in two outfits struck as two women carried jewels from a safe to display cases. In under a minute they grabbed gems and fled in a getaway car. A shot was fired at pursuing victims. police later investigated escape by speedboat and a blue and white craft seen near a causeway in Miami.
The premature Quintuplets birth drew immediate national attention with tributes from President and Mrs. Kennedy, South Dakota's two senators, and the governor. Doctors warned prematurity brings risks including membrane disease, the common cause of the Kennedy infant's death last month.
The Fischer family welcomed five babies at St. Luke's Hospital after a sequence of natural births from 1:58 to 3:01 am. Dr. Berdos confirmed the quints, noting the first three were easy and the last two required slight rotation. The mother, Mary Ann Fischer, and the babies were in good condition.
Utah and Nevada realtors convene in Stateline for a four day Reno Board of Realtors meet. About 400 to 500 attendees expected as Gov. Grant Sawyer opens the event Monday. Las Vegas leader C. D. Baker and Utah Association chief C. Russell Anderson will preside.
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